Again, this is a demo photo from website. Penthouse kitchen may look different. 181 fremont residences.com

Again, this is a demo photo from website. Penthouse kitchen may look different. 181 fremont residences.com

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Lobby, a grand affair. 181 fremont residences.com

Lobby, a grand affair. 181 fremont residences.com

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Floor 52 terrace and eatery. 181 fremont residences.com

Floor 52 terrace and eatery. 181 fremont residences.com

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Own the penthouse suite in the tallest building on the West Coast for just $42M

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The tallest mixed use building on the West Coast will soon rise 700 feet above San Francisco; and for $42 million, you could live in its penthouse.

Designed by Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, this 7,000-square-foot abode perched atop the still-under-construction tower at 181 Fremont offers quintessential bling, “from the gold-plated door handles to the walls that hover a couple centimeters off the floor; [from] Paldao wood sustainably sourced from New Guinea, [to] polished Calacatta Carrara marble harvested from Italy’s seaside cliffs,” as the Business Insider puts it.

The five-bedroom, five-bath luxury unit features 10-foot-tall ceilings, with mostly glass between those ceilings and the floor, resulting in stunning city views. Residents might just as comfortably gaze at the stacked stone fireplace or the built-in theater. The kitchen offers a redundancy of riches, with two dishwashers and a double oven among the many top-shelf appliances as well as “Brazilian quartzite” countertops.

An elevator whisks the lucky owners of this unit directly into 181 Fremont’s lobby, a grand affair of its own. The building’s amenities include a fitness center and a yoga studio, a library, and “a wrap-around observation terrace on the 52nd floor,” as well as concierge service. The building is designated mixed-use, so residents will have ready, easy access to a plethora of retail and restaurant options.

Delayed gratification

The tower at 181 Fremont should be built by year’s end, so the penthouse unit won’t be ready for occupancy until 2018. It could take at least that long to find a buyer who can spend $42 million. After all, S.F.’s priciest condo to hit the market, the $49 million penthouse in the Lumina that went up for sale in 2015, has not sold yet.

Anna Marie Erwert writes from both the renter and new buyer perspective, having (finally) achieved both statuses. She focuses on national real estate trends, specializing in the San Francisco Bay Area and Pacific Northwest. FollowAnna on Twitter: @AnnaMarieErwert